Styling – Jonathan Fleming. Photo – Denise Braki.

Follow our step-by-step guide to creating a colourful corner mural in a child's bedroom, using the newly crowned Taubmans Colour of the Year, Violet Verbena.



Space is often at a premium in children’s rooms, but you still want to set up the perfect place for little ones to play, create and dream. You don’t need to be an artist or an expert with a paintbrush to try our fun step-by-step wall mural. It’s as easy as marking out your corner with tape, then choosing a fun colour palette. As a base we used Violet Verbena, which Taubmans recently named their Colour of the Year for its chameleon-like qualities.

Styling – Jonathan Fleming. Photo – Denise Braki.

Above: Our style team used Violet Verbena quarter strength in this contemporary living space with pops of colour and brass accents. Shop this look here.

“With the surge of interest in navy and indigo in the past couple of years, moving to purple-based colours is a natural progression,” says Taubmans ambassador and The Block judge Shaynna Blaze. “Violet Verbena is the new neutral,” adds Shaynna. “It’s a warm grey tone – at quarter or half-strength it’s mutable enough to complement all decors, but at full or double strength it becomes a feature.”

Styling – Jonathan Fleming. Photo – Denise Braki.

Above: In a home office with a coastal feel, full-strength Violet Verbena contrasts perfectly with crisp white, pale timber and natural fibres. Shop this look here. 

STEP-BY-STEP KIDS' WALL MURAL
Here’s how our style team created the paint effect for our children’s bedroom. We used a freeform tent or house shape to frame a bed in the corner, in place of a bedhead. It would also work well as a play or reading area. Shop the whole bedroom look here.